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COIN

Unique ID: SWYOR-2DB562

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1591

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 2.18 g
Diameter: 22.9 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st June 2010 - Monday 13th September 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1232

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Elizabeth I of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1582-1602 (N 2015)
Obverse description: A crowned bust of the queen, facing left, with a rose behind.
Obverse inscription: ELIZAB D G ANG FRET HIB [REGI]
Reverse description: A long cross fourchee over a square topped shield with the date above.
Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV
Initial mark: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor